All Forum Posts by: Marcus Quettan

@Jessica Freesia  Thank you for the info!  I had noticed that it was down a while ago and was wondering why or when it would be back up.

@Eric Feng Yea I've drove around a small amount and I agree with you that the area does feel a bit rough to live in.  However, almost every area that I've seen where a duplex is available is either in the ~$500,000+ range or is in a rough area.  The pickings are VERY slim.  I've gotten on my agent's auto-mail list so if a property ever swings my way I can pounce on it but it's looking like a no-go so far.  Luckily, I'm in no rush.

Huge thanks to everyone replying to this thread!  I'm most definitely going to be acting upon each of your bits of advice as they're invaluable.

@Matt Wood:  Will do!   Solid cash reserves will definitely be a must for me to keep my sanity with an asset that old.

@Ethan Atkinson:  Unfortunately I just started looking in the past 2 weeks!  Thankfully I am in no particular rush to find a place so if I've got to keep looking for the next few years I gladly will.  Two questions.  What was the party that happened 12 months ago?  Any particular reason you suggest triplex or quad?  I was thinking duplex solely so that I could very easily afford to pay the mortgage alone if I had any extended period of vacancies.  This will be my first property so I'm a bit risk averse.

@Mike H. Jones: Got it! Thank you for the actionable location.  I think I'm going to drive by around there just after work today!

@Rick Baggenstoss and @Michaela G.:  Oh!  That's a great idea!  Seems obvious now but I didn't think about searching through Atlanta based upon the zoning classifications.  Nor did I think about how zoning affects my ability to legally remodel into a Duplex.  Thank you!

Hello everyone!

I'm looking for a good house hacking property somewhere within ~30 minutes ish to Midtown Atlanta. Duplex searches on zillow come up with many homes which are just 2 floor SFR town homes so finding properties has been difficult! I've got in contact with a real estate agent and a lender. Seems like my budget is somewhere around or a bit above $300k and my agent found a couple properties in west Atlanta but most are a bit run down. Most of the ones we've found are built in 1920 - 1940s and look like they'll need a good amount of repairs. I'm wondering if I'm going about this in the appropriate manner and wanted to seek some advice. Maybe I should start looking for Duplex properties that are up for rent and see if the owner is looking to sell? But I'm not entirely sure where duplex properties are in Atlanta though. Any ideas?